ARK: Survival Of The Fittest — Settings, Requirements & Optimization
2016 · Action, RPG, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer · Instinct Games · ESRB Teen
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This is a planning estimate derived from the game's demand tier, not a benchmark.
My ARK: Survival Of The Fittest Settings Card
Generated at GameFigs on 2026-08-21. Game demand tier: 3/9.
Official system requirements
Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Minimum: | — |
| Processor | OS: 64-Bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, or Windows 8/10 | — |
| Memory | Processor: 2 GHz Dual-Core 64-bit CPU | — |
| Graphics | Memory: 4000 MB RAM | — |
| Storage | Graphics: GTX 500 or Above DirectX10 Compatible GPU with 2 GB or More Video RAM | — |
| DirectX | DirectX: Version 10 | — |
| Item 7 | Storage: 37000 MB available space | — |
About ARK: Survival Of The Fittest
Welcome to ARK: Survival of the Fittest, the first ever M.O.S.A. - a Multiplayer Online Survival Arena - that Studio Wildcard designed for the burgeoning wild west of eSports. A spin-off from the most popular open-world Early Access game on Steam ARK: Survival Evolved, ARK: Survival of the Fittest (SotF) pits up to 72 combatants in an action-packed struggle for survival where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown where only one “Tribe” will make it out alive.
Survivors can form one- to six-person Tribes with the options to choose Unofficial and Official (Ranked) servers, and a variety of game-lengths and sizes in which to play. Players will start in the base forest environment introduced in the original ARK: Survival Evolved, with new environments and creatures introduced as the game evolves. Dedicated eSport ranking, matchmaking, reward, and tournament features make ARK: SotF readily accessible to all players.
Balanced for intense competition, contestants begin in a neutral staging area where they can communicate pre-game, strategize, or talk trash. After a count-down, they dramatically descend from the sky onto the ARK in a circular formation via beams of light. There is a cache of valuable items in the center – do survivors dash for the goods and fight it out, do they run into the forest and hide, search for Dinosaurs to rapidly build their army, or do they freeze up from the sheer terror of death? A continually shrinking “ring of death” forces contestants ever closer together over time. The hunt is on! KEY FEATURES Action-Packed Core Survival Gameplay 30+ Creatures to Tame and Ride at Early Access Start, Many more planned at full launch Multiple game modes (1v1, 2v2, 4v4, and 6v6) One-to-Six Player Tribes Variable game configurations ranging from 30-minute “instant action” to three-hour long “epic wars” Top-ranked players are listed dynamically on SurviveTheArk.com and are provided monthly prize packages! Game-Changing Tameable Super Creatures (Dragon, Giant Ape, Brood Mother) Random “Evolution Events” Arsenal of Weapons, Traps, Armor, Structures and other Items from Primitive to Modern Tech Tiers Robust Ranking, Tournament & Spectator
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Tune settings →Sources & attribution
- Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- FPS bands, presets and upscaler advice on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the game's demand tier — not benchmark results.
How the ARK: Survival Of The Fittest optimization card is computed
Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). Your GPU and CPU selections map to comparable-class scores. The generator compares your hardware score against the game's demand to pick a starting preset, estimate an FPS band at 1080p/1440p/4K, and recommend an upscaler (DLSS / FSR 3) and ray-tracing posture. The output is a planning guide — always verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available.